As per a Hindustan Times report by Swapnil Rawal, Mumbai may soon get a new floatel, or floating hotel, anchored near the Bandra─Worli Sea Link in the Mahim Bay, while Navi Mumbai may get its first one off Belapur, in the Panvel creek.<br><br>The Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB) said it has now received a proposal for two floatels, one to be anchored in the Mahim Bay and the second for Navi Mumbai. Vikram Kumar, CEO, MMB, said the board has finalised a private operator to run the Panvel Creek floatel. “We are also in discussions with a private operator for a floatel near the Sea Link,” Kumar said, and added that floating restaurants were gradually becoming popular among the citizens of Mumbai.